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FENG YUXIANG (1882-1948)
Calligraphy
A pair of hanging scrolls, ink on paper
Each scroll measures 68 Ω x 16 ¡ in. (174 x 41.6 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Kelan Gong (Ambassador Charles R. Crane,
1858-1939) (2)

$8,000-18,000

PROVENANCE:
Purchased from the estate of Ambassador Charles R. Crane,
1858-1939), Juniper Point, MA.
Born in Anhui, Feng Yuxiang (1882-1948) was a general of the
National Revolutionary Army and a close friend of Chiang
Kai-shek. He was awarded the United States Silver Medal of
Freedom and two prestigious military medals from the Republic
of China for his deeds in the Sino-Japanese War. As indicated by
the dedication, he gifted this couplet to Charles R. Crane (1858-
1939), who was a diplomat and philanthropist. Letters between
these two men are archived at Columbia University. Crane
served as the U.S. Ambassador to China in 1921, and while his
tenure was brief, it was also distinguished and he was awarded
the Order of Chiao Ho, First Class.

馮玉祥 書法 水墨紙本 立軸兩幅
題識：窮經安有息肩日，學道方為絕頂人。柯蘭公使雅
正。馮玉祥。
鈐印：馮玉祥、瑍璋
來源： 直接購自馬Charles R. Crane的遺產。
註：出生於安徽，馮玉祥曾任國民革命軍陸軍一級上將，
並且是蔣介石的好友。因為他在抗日戰爭的貢獻，獲頒
美國自由銀勛章以及兩枚中華民國高等勛章。從上款可
以看出，他把這一雙對聯送給外交官和慈善家Charles R.
Crane。兩人之間的通信被保存在哥倫比亞大學。Crane先生
曾經在一九二一年出任美國駐中國大使。雖然他任職的時
間不長，但是因為他的貢獻，受頒一等嘉禾勛章。
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